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Online Chapter Meeting July 8: Annual Chapter Review with Field Trips Update, Beth Erwin’s “Wicked Plants of Central Texas”, and Chapter Election Results

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Join NPSOT-Wilco online on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 7:00 pm, for our annual chapter meeting.   You must register in advance to attend. See Zoom instructions later in this post.

We have two main events: news from the Field Trip Committee on what they’ve been up to and plans for upcoming field trips; and Wicked Plants of Central Texas, a short program by Beth Erwin about a few of the plants you might meet when out and about in our area that you should socially distance yourself from. We’ll also announce election results* for the new chapter board that takes office on September 1, 2021.

At every meeting, we give away a book about native plants or the meeting topic to one randomly chosen meeting attendee!

* Election Note to Chapter Members: No later than June 23, an online ballot and instructions will be emailed to you at the email address you have on record with the Society’s state office. A blog post will go out the same day to alert you to look for the email. Voting will close on July 6.  [UPDATE: The online ballot was emailed to members on June 21. The blog post is here.]

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Old Man's Beard, Clematis drummondii
Old Man’s Beard, Clematis drummondii. Photo by Bob Kamper.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook.

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Field Trips are back! Saturday, June 26, Native Plant Landscaping in an HOA

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[Updated June 22, 2021 with new parking directions. PD]

Join us on our first in-person field trip of 2021!

  • What:   Native Plant Landscaping in an HOA
  • When:  9am-11:30am, Saturday, June 26, 2021
  • Where: Sun City Horticulture Club, 141 Sun City Blvd., Georgetown, TX.  Note that parking is behind the club off Oak Branch Drive.  See parking directions in the pdf at this link, or see the image below.  Updated June 22, 2021:  Directions to the site & parking have changed. You cannot park off Oak Branch Drive.  Please see the directions in the pdf at this link, or see the image below.

After viewing the Native Plant Garden at the Horticulture Club, we will carpool to the homes of two Sun City residents who have used native plants and trees in two very different ways.

If you have questions, contact Kathy Galloway using this form.

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Online Chapter Meeting June 10: “Landscaping with Native Plants: Ten Design Principles for Home Gardeners” with Leah Churner

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Join NPSOT-Wilco’s online chapter meeting on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 7:00 pm, when Leah Churner will present Landscaping with Native Plants: Ten Design Principles for Home Gardeners.  (You must register to attend the meeting. Instructions are later in this post. Starting this month, we’re using a new Zoom account so be sure to read the registration info.) 

We give away a book at every meeting — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen meeting attendee!

About the topic:  Good garden design is always a balance between the aesthetic and the practical. The conventional design wisdom found in garden books is typically geared toward audiences in England, California, or the East Coast — all very different climates than ours. How can we adapt the “rules of composition” to Central Texas? In this presentation, Leah Churner (Delta Dawn Gardens) will introduce some basic principles of landscape design — how to group plants, build contrast with shapes and textures, and work with the vertical plane — and discuss how these ideas can be applied to sustainable, water-wise gardens in our area. Learn how to create a pleasing design with a palette of native plants, support local ecology, and have fun in the process!

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About our speaker: Leah Churner is the owner of Delta Dawn Gardens, a landscape consultation, design, and maintenance company in Austin. She is the producer and cohost of The Horticulturati podcast, and teaches garden design in Austin Community College’s Landscape and Horticulture Continuing Education Program.

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How to attend:   You must register in advance to attend the meeting.  Register at the link: https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdOivpjooHdIAA7nqwXyOiKb4F–BCnTx

NOTE: The June 10 meeting will be hosted on our new Zoom account.  If you were previously registered for our monthly virtual meeting series on our old Zoom account you need to register for this meeting with the new link.  The new account allows us to host more participants. See you there!

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook.

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